Exposure and connectedness to natural environments: An examination of the measurement invariance of the Nature Exposure Scale (NES) and Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups

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Swami, V., White, M.P., Voracek, M., Tran, U.S., Aavik, T., Ranjbar, H.A., Adebayo, S.O., Afhami, R., Ahmed, O., Aimé, A., Akel, M., Al Halbusi, H., Alexias, G., Ali, K.F., Alp-Dal, N., Alsalhani, A.B., Álvarez-Solas, S., Soares Amaral, A.C., Andrianto, S., Aspden, T., Argyrides, M., Aruta, J.J.B.R., Atkin, S., Ayandele, O., Baceviciene, M., Bahbouh, R., Ballesio, A., Barron, D., Bellard, A., Bender, S., Beydaǧ, K.D., Birovljević, G., Blackburn, M.-È., Borja-Alvarez, T., Borowiec, J., Bozogáňová, M., Bratland-Sanda, S., Browning, M.E.M., Brytek-Matera, A., Burakova, M., Çakır-Koçak, Y., Camacho, P., Camilleri, V.E., Cazzato, V., Cerea, S., Chaiwutikornwanich, A., Chaleeraktrakoon, T., Chambers, T., Chen, Q.-W., Chen, X., Chien, C.-L., Chobthamkit, P., Choompunuch, B., Compte, E.J., Corrigan, J., Cosmas, G., Cowden, R.G., Czepczor-Bernat, K., Czub, M., Roberto da Silva, W., Dadfar, M., Dalley, S.E., Dany, L., Datu, J.A.D., Berbert de Carvalho, P.H., Lins de Holanda Coelho, G., De Jesus, A.O.S., Debbabi, S.H., Dhakal, S., Di Bernardo, F., Dimitrova, D.D., Dion, J., Dixson, B., Donofrio, S.M., Drysch, M., Du, H., Dzhambov, A.M., El-Jor, C., Enea, V., Eskin, M., Farbod, F., Farrugia, L., Fian, L., Fisher, M.L., Folwarczny, M., Frederick, D.A., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Furnham, A., García, A.A., Geller, S., Ghisi, M., Ghorbani, A., Gomez Martinez, M.A., Gradidge, S., Graf, S., Grano, C., Gyene, G., Hallit, S., Hamdan, M., Handelzalts, J.E., Hanel, P.P., Hawks, S.R., Hekmati, I., Helmy, M., Hill, T., Hina, F., Holenweger, G., Hřebíčková, M., Ijabadeniyi, O.A., Imam, A., İnce, B., Irrazabal, N., Jankauskiene, R., Jiang, D.-Y., Jiménez-Borja, M., Jiménez-Borja, V., Johnson, E.M., Jovanović, V., Jović, M., Jović, M., Pereira Junqueira, A.C., Kahle, L.-M., Kantanista, A., Karakiraz, A., Karkin, A.N., Kasten, E., Khatib, S., Khieowan, N., Kimong, P.J., Kiropoulos, L., Knittel, J., Kohli, N., Koprivnik, M., Kospakov, A., Król-Zielińska, M., Krug, I., Kuan, G., Kueh, Y.C., Kujan, O., Kukić, M., Kumar, S., Kumar, V., Lamba, N., Lauri, M.A., Laus, M.F., LeBlanc, L.A., Lee, H.J., Lipowska, M., Lipowski, M., Lombardo, C., Lukács, A., Maïano, C., Malik, S., Manjary, M., Baldó, L.M., Martinez-Banfi, M., Massar, K., Matera, C., McAnirlin, O., Mebarak, M.R., Mechri, A., Filgueiras Meireles, J.F., Mesko, N., Mills, J., Miyairi, M., Modi, R., Modrzejewska, A., Modrzejewska, J., Mulgrew, K.E., Myers, T.A., Namatame, H., Nassani, M.Z., Nerini, A., Neto, F., Neto, J., Neves, A.N., Ng, S.-K., Nithiya, D., O, J., Obeid, S., Oda-Montecinos, C., Olapegba, P.O., Olonisakin, T.T., Omar, S.S., Örlygsdóttir, B., Özsoy, E., Otterbring, T., Pahl, S., Panasiti, M.S., Park, Y., Patwary, M.M., Pethö, T., Petrova, N., Pietschnig, J., Pourmahmoud, S., Prabhu, V.G., Poštuvan, V., Prokop, P., Ramseyer Winter, V.L., Razmus, M., Ru, T., Rupar, M., Sahlan, R.N., Hassan, M.S., Šalov, A., Sapkota, S., Sarfo, J.O., Sawamiya, Y., Schaefer, K., Schulte-Mecklenbeck, M., Seekis, V., Selvi, K., Sharifi, M., Shrivastava, A., Siddique, R.F., Sigurdsson, V., Silkane, V., Šimunić, A., Singh, G., Slezáčková, A., Sundgot-Borgen, C., Hoor, G.T., Tevichapong, P., Tipandjan, A., Todd, J., Togas, C., Tonini, F., Tovar-Castro, J.C., Jepsen Trangsrud, L.K., Tripathi, P., Tudorel, O., Tylka, T.L., Uyzbayeva, A., Vally, Z., Vanags, E., Vega, L.D., Vicente-Arruebarrena, A., Vidal-Mollón, J., Vilar, R., Villegas, H., Vintilă, M., Wallner, C., Whitebridge, S., Windhager, S., Wong, K.Y., Yau, E.K., Yamamiya, Y., Lan Yeung, V.W., Zanetti, M.C., Zawisza, M., Zeeni, N., Zvaríková, M. and Stieger, S. 2024. Exposure and connectedness to natural environments: An examination of the measurement invariance of the Nature Exposure Scale (NES) and Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102432
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TitleExposure and connectedness to natural environments: An examination of the measurement invariance of the Nature Exposure Scale (NES) and Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups
AuthorsSwami, V., White, M.P., Voracek, M., Tran, U.S., Aavik, T., Ranjbar, H.A., Adebayo, S.O., Afhami, R., Ahmed, O., Aimé, A., Akel, M., Al Halbusi, H., Alexias, G., Ali, K.F., Alp-Dal, N., Alsalhani, A.B., Álvarez-Solas, S., Soares Amaral, A.C., Andrianto, S., Aspden, T., Argyrides, M., Aruta, J.J.B.R., Atkin, S., Ayandele, O., Baceviciene, M., Bahbouh, R., Ballesio, A., Barron, D., Bellard, A., Bender, S., Beydaǧ, K.D., Birovljević, G., Blackburn, M.-È., Borja-Alvarez, T., Borowiec, J., Bozogáňová, M., Bratland-Sanda, S., Browning, M.E.M., Brytek-Matera, A., Burakova, M., Çakır-Koçak, Y., Camacho, P., Camilleri, V.E., Cazzato, V., Cerea, S., Chaiwutikornwanich, A., Chaleeraktrakoon, T., Chambers, T., Chen, Q.-W., Chen, X., Chien, C.-L., Chobthamkit, P., Choompunuch, B., Compte, E.J., Corrigan, J., Cosmas, G., Cowden, R.G., Czepczor-Bernat, K., Czub, M., Roberto da Silva, W., Dadfar, M., Dalley, S.E., Dany, L., Datu, J.A.D., Berbert de Carvalho, P.H., Lins de Holanda Coelho, G., De Jesus, A.O.S., Debbabi, S.H., Dhakal, S., Di Bernardo, F., Dimitrova, D.D., Dion, J., Dixson, B., Donofrio, S.M., Drysch, M., Du, H., Dzhambov, A.M., El-Jor, C., Enea, V., Eskin, M., Farbod, F., Farrugia, L., Fian, L., Fisher, M.L., Folwarczny, M., Frederick, D.A., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Furnham, A., García, A.A., Geller, S., Ghisi, M., Ghorbani, A., Gomez Martinez, M.A., Gradidge, S., Graf, S., Grano, C., Gyene, G., Hallit, S., Hamdan, M., Handelzalts, J.E., Hanel, P.P., Hawks, S.R., Hekmati, I., Helmy, M., Hill, T., Hina, F., Holenweger, G., Hřebíčková, M., Ijabadeniyi, O.A., Imam, A., İnce, B., Irrazabal, N., Jankauskiene, R., Jiang, D.-Y., Jiménez-Borja, M., Jiménez-Borja, V., Johnson, E.M., Jovanović, V., Jović, M., Jović, M., Pereira Junqueira, A.C., Kahle, L.-M., Kantanista, A., Karakiraz, A., Karkin, A.N., Kasten, E., Khatib, S., Khieowan, N., Kimong, P.J., Kiropoulos, L., Knittel, J., Kohli, N., Koprivnik, M., Kospakov, A., Król-Zielińska, M., Krug, I., Kuan, G., Kueh, Y.C., Kujan, O., Kukić, M., Kumar, S., Kumar, V., Lamba, N., Lauri, M.A., Laus, M.F., LeBlanc, L.A., Lee, H.J., Lipowska, M., Lipowski, M., Lombardo, C., Lukács, A., Maïano, C., Malik, S., Manjary, M., Baldó, L.M., Martinez-Banfi, M., Massar, K., Matera, C., McAnirlin, O., Mebarak, M.R., Mechri, A., Filgueiras Meireles, J.F., Mesko, N., Mills, J., Miyairi, M., Modi, R., Modrzejewska, A., Modrzejewska, J., Mulgrew, K.E., Myers, T.A., Namatame, H., Nassani, M.Z., Nerini, A., Neto, F., Neto, J., Neves, A.N., Ng, S.-K., Nithiya, D., O, J., Obeid, S., Oda-Montecinos, C., Olapegba, P.O., Olonisakin, T.T., Omar, S.S., Örlygsdóttir, B., Özsoy, E., Otterbring, T., Pahl, S., Panasiti, M.S., Park, Y., Patwary, M.M., Pethö, T., Petrova, N., Pietschnig, J., Pourmahmoud, S., Prabhu, V.G., Poštuvan, V., Prokop, P., Ramseyer Winter, V.L., Razmus, M., Ru, T., Rupar, M., Sahlan, R.N., Hassan, M.S., Šalov, A., Sapkota, S., Sarfo, J.O., Sawamiya, Y., Schaefer, K., Schulte-Mecklenbeck, M., Seekis, V., Selvi, K., Sharifi, M., Shrivastava, A., Siddique, R.F., Sigurdsson, V., Silkane, V., Šimunić, A., Singh, G., Slezáčková, A., Sundgot-Borgen, C., Hoor, G.T., Tevichapong, P., Tipandjan, A., Todd, J., Togas, C., Tonini, F., Tovar-Castro, J.C., Jepsen Trangsrud, L.K., Tripathi, P., Tudorel, O., Tylka, T.L., Uyzbayeva, A., Vally, Z., Vanags, E., Vega, L.D., Vicente-Arruebarrena, A., Vidal-Mollón, J., Vilar, R., Villegas, H., Vintilă, M., Wallner, C., Whitebridge, S., Windhager, S., Wong, K.Y., Yau, E.K., Yamamiya, Y., Lan Yeung, V.W., Zanetti, M.C., Zawisza, M., Zeeni, N., Zvaríková, M. and Stieger, S.
Abstract

Detachment from nature is contributing to the environmental crisis and reversing this trend requires detailed monitoring and targeted interventions to reconnect people to nature. Most tools measuring nature exposure and attachment were developed in high-income countries and little is known about their robustness across national and linguistic groups. Therefore, we used data from the Body Image in Nature Survey to assess measurement invariance of the Nature Exposure Scale (NES) and the Connectedness to Nature Scale (CNS) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age groups (N = 56,968). While multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (MG-CFA) of the NES supported full scalar invariance across gender identities and age groups, only partial scalar invariance was supported across national and linguistic groups. MG-CFA of the CNS also supported full scalar invariance across gender identities and age groups, but only partial scalar invariance of a 7-item version of the CNS across national and linguistic groups. Nation-level associations between NES and CNS scores were negligible, likely reflecting a lack of conceptual clarity over what the NES is measuring. Individual-level associations between both measures and sociodemographic variables were weak. Findings suggest that the CNS-7 may be a useful tool to measure nature connectedness globally, but measures other than the NES may be needed to capture nature exposure cross-culturally.

Sustainable Development Goals3 Good health and well-being
13 Climate action
Middlesex University ThemeSustainability
PublisherElsevier
JournalJournal of Environmental Psychology
ISSN0272-4944
Electronic1522-9610
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Online16 Sep 2024
PrintNov 2024
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Submitted20 May 2024
Accepted13 Sep 2024
Deposited14 Aug 2025
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Vasudeva, A., Mohanraj, P.S., Tripathi, R., Shrivastava, A.K. and Vardhan, V. 2024. Perceptual filters: exploring disability and ableism's cognitive framework. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care. 13 (11), pp. 4755-4758. https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_764_24
Editorial: Exploring implicit biases in the educational landscape
Lamba, N., Kishore, S. and Fosch-Villaronga, E. 2024. Editorial: Exploring implicit biases in the educational landscape. Frontiers in Education. 9, p. 1500008. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1500008
Intimate partner violence: laws on sexual violence
Khokhlova, O., Allen, K. and Lamba, N. 2023. Intimate partner violence: laws on sexual violence. in: Shackelford, T. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence Cham Springer.
Just wrong? Or just WEIRD? Investigating the prevalence of moral dumbfounding in non-Western samples
McHugh, C., Zhang, R., Karnatak, T., Lamba, N. and Khokhlova, O. 2023. Just wrong? Or just WEIRD? Investigating the prevalence of moral dumbfounding in non-Western samples. Memory & Cognition. 51, pp. 1043-1060. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-022-01386-z
Examining racial and gender biases in teaching evaluations of instructors by students on an online platform in the UAE
Lamba, N., Kishore, S. and Khokhlova, O. 2023. Examining racial and gender biases in teaching evaluations of instructors by students on an online platform in the UAE. Frontiers in Education. 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1237672
Experiences, psychological health, and prenatal bonding of surrogate mothers: a longitudinal study
Lamba, N. 2023. Experiences, psychological health, and prenatal bonding of surrogate mothers: a longitudinal study. Research Invited Talk, IPPN, Kings College London. Kings College London 07 - 07 Aug 2023
Maternal mental health of surrogate mothers: a longitudinal study
Lamba, N. 2023. Maternal mental health of surrogate mothers: a longitudinal study. Invited Research Talk, Suffolk University. University of Suffolk 17 - 17 Jul 2023
Experiences, psychological health, and prenatal bonding of surrogate mothers: a longitudinal study
Lamba, N. 2023. Experiences, psychological health, and prenatal bonding of surrogate mothers: a longitudinal study. Invited Research Talk, IPPN, NYU Abu Dhabi. NYU Abu Dhabi 13 - 13 Apr 2023
Body appreciation around the world: measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age
Swami, V., Tran, U.S., Stieger, S., Aavik, T., Ranjbar, H.A., Adebayo, S.O., Afhami, R., Ahmed, O., Aimé, A., Akel, M., Halbusi, H., Alexias, G., Ali, K.F., Alp-Dal, N., Alsalhani, A.B., Álvares-Solas, S., Amaral, A.C.S., Andrianto, S., Aspden, T., Argyrides, M., Aruta, J.J.B.R., Atkin, S., Ayandele, O., Baceviciene, M., Bahbouh, R., Ballesio, A., Barron, D., Bellard, A., Bender, S.S., Beydağ, K.D., Birovljević, G., Blackburn, M.-È., Borja-Alvarez, T., Borowiec, J., Bozogáňová, M., Bratland-Sanda, S., Browning, M.H.E.M., Brytek-Matera, A., Burakova, M., Çakır-Koçak, Y., Camacho, P., Camilleri, V.E., Cazzato, V., Cerea, S., Chaiwutikornwanich, A., Chaleeraktrakoon, T., Chambers, T., Chen, Q.-W., Chen, X., Chien, C.-L., Chobthamkit, P., Choompunuch, B., Compte, E.J., Corrigan, J., Cosmas, G., Cowden, R.G., Czepczor-Bernat, K., Czub, M., da Silva, W.R., Dadfar, M., Dalley, S.E., Dany, L., Datu, J.A.D., Berbert de Carvalho, P.H., Coelho, G.L.de H., De Jesus, A.O.S., Debbabi, S.H., Dhakal, S., Di Bernardo, F., Dimitrova, D.D., Dion, J., Dixson, B., Donofrio, S.M., Drysch, M., Du, H., Dzhambov, A.M., El-Jor, C., Enea, V., Eskin, M., Farbod, F., Farrugia, L., Fian, L., Fisher, M.L., Folwarczny, M., Frederick, D.A., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Furnham, A., García, A.A., Geller, S., Ghisi, M., Ghorbani, A., Martinez, M.A.G., Gradidge, S., Graf, S., Grano, C., Gyene, G., Hallit, S., Hamdan, M., Handelzalts, J.E., Hanel, P.H.P., Hawks, S.R., Hekmati, I., Helmy, M., Hill, T., Hina, F., Holenweger, G., Hřebíčková, M., Ijabadeniyi, O.A., Imam, A., İnce, B., Irrazabal, N., Jankauskiene, R., Jiang, D.-Y., Jiménez-Borja, M., Jiménez-Borja, V., Johnson, E.M., Jovanović, V., Jović, M., Jović, M., Junqueira, A.C.P., Kahle, L.-M., Kantanista, A., Karakiraz, A., Karkin, A.N., Kasten, E., Khatib, S., Khieowan, N., Kimong, Patricia J., Kiropoulos, L., Knittel, J., Kohli, N., Koprivnik, M., Kospakov, A., Król-Zielińska, M., Krug, I., Kuan, G., Kueh, Y.C., Kujan, O., Kukić, M., Kumar, S., Kumar, V., Lamba, N., Lauri, M.A., Laus, M.F., LeBlanc, L.A., Lee, H.J., Lipowska, M., Lipowski, M., Lombardo, C., Lukács, A., Maïano, C., Malik, S., Manjary, M., Baldó, L.M., Martinez-Banfi, M., Massar, K., Matera, C., McAnirlin, O., Mebarak, M.R., Mechri, A., Meireles, J.F. F., Mesko, N., Mills, J., Miyairi, M., Modi, R., Modrzejewska, A., Modrzejewska, J., Mulgrew, K.E., Myers, T.A., Namatame, H., Nassani, M.Z., Nerini, A., Neto, F., Neto, J., Neves, A.N., Ng, S.-K., Nithiya, D., O, Jiaqing, Obeid, S., Oda-Montecinos, C., Olapegba, P.O., Olonisakin, T.T., Omar, S.S., Örlygsdóttir, B., Özsoy, E., Otterbring, T., Pahl, S., Panasiti, M.S., Park, Y., Patwary, M.M., Pethö, T., Petrova, N., Pietschnig, J., Pourmahmoud, S., Prabhu, V.G., Poštuvan, V., Prokop, P., Ramseyer Winter, V.L., Razmus, M., Ru, T., Rupar, M., Sahlan, R.N., Hassan, M.S., Šalov, A., Sapkota, S., Sarfo, J.O., Sawamiya, Y., Schaefer, K., Schulte-Mecklenbeck, M., Seekis, V., Selvi, K., Sharifi, M., Shrivastava, A., Siddique, R.F., Sigurdsson, V., Silkane, V., Šimunić, A., Singh, G., Slezáčková, A., Sundgot-Borgen, C., Ten Hoor, G., Tevichapong, P., Tipandjan, A., Todd, J., Togas, C., Tonini, F., Tovar-Castro, J.C., Trangsrud, L.K.J., Tripathi, P., Tudorel, O., Tylka, T.L., Uyzbayeva, A., Vally, Z., Vanags, E., Vega, L.D., Vicente-Arruebarrena, A., Vidal-Mollón, J., Vilar, R., Villegas, H., Vintilă, M., Wallner, C., White, M.P., Whitebridge, S., Windhager, S., Wong, K.Y., Yau, E.K., Yamamiya, Y., Yeung, V.W.L., Zanetti, M.C., Zawisza, M., Zeeni, N., Zvaríková, M. and Voracek, M. 2023. Body appreciation around the world: measurement invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) across 65 nations, 40 languages, gender identities, and age. Body Image. 46, pp. 449-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010
Mental health hygiene during a health crisis: exploring factors associated with media-induced secondary trauma in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic
Lamba, N., Khokhlova, O., Bhatia, A. and McHugh, C. 2023. Mental health hygiene during a health crisis: exploring factors associated with media-induced secondary trauma in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Psychology Open. 10 (2). https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231199578
Evaluating student evaluations: evidence of gender bias against women in higher education based on perceived learning and instructor personality
Khokhlova, O., Lamba, N. and Kishore, S. 2023. Evaluating student evaluations: evidence of gender bias against women in higher education based on perceived learning and instructor personality. Frontiers in Education. 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1158132
Who is more ‘human-like’? Exploring gender and race in perception of avatars in an online classroom
Lamba, N., Kishore, S. and Khokhlova, O. 2023. Who is more ‘human-like’? Exploring gender and race in perception of avatars in an online classroom. 11th European Conference on Education (ECE2023). London, UK, and Online 13 - 17 Jul 2023
Understanding the impact of cross-cultural friendships and residency status on multicultural attitudes: a UAE perspective
Lamba, N., Mohideen, F., Virani, T., Kariappa, S., Aroz, V., Bind Ashraf, H., Udaipurwala, Z., Dsouza, C., Rodrigues, S., Paulson, A. and Patil, A. 2023. Understanding the impact of cross-cultural friendships and residency status on multicultural attitudes: a UAE perspective. International Journal of Sustainable Society. 15 (2), pp. 113-224. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSSOC.2023.10057169
Challenges and support structures of mothers with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United Arab Emirates: A thematic analysis
Lamba, N. 2022. Challenges and support structures of mothers with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United Arab Emirates: A thematic analysis. 4th European Autism Congress. Webinar 13 - 14 May 2022
Using virtual avatars to explore the impact of instructors' gender, race, and qualification on perceived learning in an online classroom
Lamba, N., Kishore, S. and Khokhlova, O. 2022. Using virtual avatars to explore the impact of instructors' gender, race, and qualification on perceived learning in an online classroom. 10th European Conference on Education. London, UK 14 - 17 Jul 2022
Multinational evaluation of the measurement invariance of the level of personality functioning scale–brief form 2.0: comparison of student and community samples across seven countries
Natoli, A., Bach, B., Behn, A., Cottin, M., Gritti, E., Hutsebaut, J., Lamba, N., Le Corff, Y., Zimmerman, J. and Lapalme, M. 2022. Multinational evaluation of the measurement invariance of the level of personality functioning scale–brief form 2.0: comparison of student and community samples across seven countries. Psychological Assessment. 34 (12), pp. 1112-1125. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001176
Helpful or not? Appraisal and mechanisms of prosociality in the dark triad
Puthillam, A., Mehta, N., Kapoor, H., Rezaei, S. and Lamba, N. 2022. Helpful or not? Appraisal and mechanisms of prosociality in the dark triad. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/u8agb
Empowering students: a success story of developing student research culture in higher education
Hussain, F., Kyriazi, T., Kashi, A., Hyland, L. and Demitriou, D. 2022. Empowering students: a success story of developing student research culture in higher education. Connect UR Council of Undergraduate Research. Washington DC, USA
Unpacking qualitative methodology to explore experiences of mothers with children with autism spectrum disorder in the UAE: a thematic analysis inquiry
Lamba, N., Van Tonder, A. and Raghavan, A. 2022. Unpacking qualitative methodology to explore experiences of mothers with children with autism spectrum disorder in the UAE: a thematic analysis inquiry. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 21, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221110295
A personal journey of studying positive psychology: reflections of undergraduate students in the United Arab Emirates
Shrivastava, A., Azhar, H. and Hyland, L. 2022. A personal journey of studying positive psychology: reflections of undergraduate students in the United Arab Emirates. Teaching of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283221106689
Exploring challenges and support structures of mothers with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United Arab Emirates
Lamba, N., Van Tonder, A., Shrivastava, A. and Raghavan, A. 2022. Exploring challenges and support structures of mothers with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United Arab Emirates. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104138
Religious factors affecting death anxiety in older adults practicing Hinduism
Lamba, N., Bhatia, A., Shrivastava, A. and Raghavan, A. 2022. Religious factors affecting death anxiety in older adults practicing Hinduism. Death Studies. 46 (8), pp. 1973-1981. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2021.1876789
Describing a research process
Lamba, N. 2021. Describing a research process. YLAC - Young Leaders of Active Citizenship. Online 22 Aug 2021
Media-induced secondary trauma during Covid-19
Lamba, N. 2021. Media-induced secondary trauma during Covid-19. 34th International Conference on Psychiatry and Mental Health. Online 20 Aug 2021
Just wrong? Or just WEIRD? Investigating the prevalence of moral dumbfounding in non-Western samples
McHugh, C., Zhang, R., Karnatak, T., Lamba, N. and Khokhlova, O. 2021. Just wrong? Or just WEIRD? Investigating the prevalence of moral dumbfounding in non-Western samples. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/zxfbj
Biowarfare conspiracy, faith in government, and compliance with safety guidelines during COVID-19: an international study
Khokhlova, O., Lamba, N., Bhatia, A. and Vinogradova, M. 2021. Biowarfare conspiracy, faith in government, and compliance with safety guidelines during COVID-19: an international study. Mind and Society. 20 (2), pp. 235-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11299-021-00282-4
To have and to hold: marital rape perception in Russian women
Khokhlova, O. and Lamba, N. 2020. To have and to hold: marital rape perception in Russian women. 4th European Conference on Domestic Violence. Online from Slovenia
Factors associated with perception of marital rape in India
Lamba, N. and Khokhlova, O. 2020. Factors associated with perception of marital rape in India. 4th European Conference on Domestic Violence. Online from Slovenia
The resonance of Sushant Singh: A sociological and psychological exploration
Lamba, N. 2020. The resonance of Sushant Singh: A sociological and psychological exploration. Express Group.
You are not alone: exploring experiences and available support structures for mothers with children with Autism
Van Tonder, A. and Lamba, N. 2020. You are not alone: exploring experiences and available support structures for mothers with children with Autism. 5th International Conference on Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences. Middlesex University Dubai, UAE 14 - 16 Jan 2020
Does the coronavirus pandemic carry signs of a generational trauma?
Lamba, N. 2020. Does the coronavirus pandemic carry signs of a generational trauma? Scroll Media Inc.
Virtual influencers in digital marketing: innovative trend or passing fad?
Moustakas, E., Ranganathan, C. and Lamba, N. 2020. Virtual influencers in digital marketing: innovative trend or passing fad? in: Koutra, C. and Ahmad, H. (ed.) Emerging human and techno-human business management dynamics in a globalized environment Nova Science.
Blurring lines between fiction and reality: perspectives of experts on marketing effectiveness of virtual influencers
Evangelos, M., Lamba, N., Mahmoud, D. and Ranganathan, C. 2020. Blurring lines between fiction and reality: perspectives of experts on marketing effectiveness of virtual influencers. International Conference on Cyber Security and Protection of Digital Services (Cyber Security 2020). Online (virtual) 15 - 19 Jun 2020 IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberSecurity49315.2020.9138861
How can education shape the future happiness and well-being of students?
Lamba, N. 2019. How can education shape the future happiness and well-being of students? Edarabia.
The ART of performance: engaging young people with assisted reproductive technologies*
Jadva, V., Vilsbol, T., Ayed, N., Imrie, S., Jones, C., Lamba, N., McConnachie, A., Vasques, S., Golombok, S. and Zadeh, S. 2019. The ART of performance: engaging young people with assisted reproductive technologies*. International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement. 9 (2), pp. 128-139. https://doi.org/10.1080/21548455.2019.1576239
Psychological well-being, maternal-foetal bonding and experiences of Indian surrogates
Lamba, N. 2017. Psychological well-being, maternal-foetal bonding and experiences of Indian surrogates. PhD thesis University of Cambridge
India in transition: why ban commercial surrogacy? [News article]
Lamba, N. 2018. India in transition: why ban commercial surrogacy? [News article]. The Hindu Business Line.
Indian surrogates: their psychological well-being and experiences
Lamba, N. and Jadva, V. 2018. Indian surrogates: their psychological well-being and experiences. in: Mitra, S., Schicktanz, S. and Patel, T. (ed.) Cross-Cultural Comparisons on Surrogacy and Egg Donation: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from India, Germany and Israel Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 181-201
The psychological well-being and prenatal bonding of gestational surrogates
Lamba, N., Jadva, V., Kadam, K. and Golombok, S. 2018. The psychological well-being and prenatal bonding of gestational surrogates. Human Reproduction. 33 (4), pp. 646-653. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dey048
Politics of the female body, reproductive rights and its health consequences amongst South Asian women: psychological impact of commercial surrogacy amongSouth Asian women
Lamba, N. 2017. Politics of the female body, reproductive rights and its health consequences amongst South Asian women: psychological impact of commercial surrogacy amongSouth Asian women. British Association for South Asian Studies: BASAS Conference 2017. Nottingham, U.K. 19 - 21 Apr 2017
The psychological well-being and maternal-fetal bonding of surrogates
Lamba, N., Jadva, V., Kaushal, K. and Golombok, S. 2017. The psychological well-being and maternal-fetal bonding of surrogates. Society for Research in Child Development. Austin, Texas 06 - 08 Apr 2017
Policy perspective on Indian surrogacy: Past, present and future
Lamba, N. 2017. Policy perspective on Indian surrogacy: Past, present and future. 6th National Bio-Ethics Conference. Pune, India Jan 2017
New surrogacy policy: great leap backwards
Lamba, N. 2016. New surrogacy policy: great leap backwards. Open Magazine.
A longitudinal study of the experiences and psychological well-being of Indian surrogates
Lamba, N., Jadva, V., Kadam, K. and Golombok, S. 2016. A longitudinal study of the experiences and psychological well-being of Indian surrogates. 32nd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Helsinki, Finland 03 - 06 Jul 2016
Rethinking commercial vs. altruistic surrogacy in India
Lamba, N. 2016. Rethinking commercial vs. altruistic surrogacy in India. India in Transition.
Motivations, experiences and psychological well-being of Indian surrogates
Lamba, N. 2015. Motivations, experiences and psychological well-being of Indian surrogates. Product, Production, Productivity: A Women's Studies Symposium. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 10 - 12 Dec 2015
On wealth and the diversity of friendships: high social class people around the world have fewer international friends
Yearwood, M.H., Cuddy, A., Lamba, N., Wu, Y., Van der Lowe, I., Piff, P.K., Gronin, C., Fleming, P., Simon-Thomas, E., Keltner, D. and Spectre, A. 2015. On wealth and the diversity of friendships: high social class people around the world have fewer international friends. Personality and Individual Differences. 87, pp. 224-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.07.040
Indian egg donors’ characteristics, motivations and feelings towards the recipient and resultant child
Jadva, V., Lamba, N., Kadam, K. and Golombok, S. 2015. Indian egg donors’ characteristics, motivations and feelings towards the recipient and resultant child. Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online. 1 (2), pp. 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbms.2016.04.003
Selling womb for some ‘baby cash'
Lamba, N. 2013. Selling womb for some ‘baby cash'. Oxford India Policy Blog.
A self-relevance analysis of safer-sex cognition
Lamba, N., Reich, W., Vial, A. and Young, J. 2012. A self-relevance analysis of safer-sex cognition. 83rd annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Pittsburgh USA 01 - 04 Mar 2012
Sequence learning under uncertainty in children: self-reflection vs. self-assertion
Lange-Küttner, C., Averbeck, B., Hirsch, S., Wießner, I. and Lamba, N. 2012. Sequence learning under uncertainty in children: self-reflection vs. self-assertion. Frontiers in Psychology. 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00127